“I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it. Even when it seems impossible.”

—  Nicholas Sparks, book Safe Haven

Alex Wheatley, Chapter 25, p. 208
Source: 2009, Safe Haven (2010)

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